The Sacred Reclamation Podcast

Sydni Sands
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  • Self-Improvement
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Sacred Reclamation is a community of conscious creators, and the podcast is a collection and celebration of our stories. These conversations serve as medicine and guidance as we each play our unique part in weaving this collective web together. Here, we will explore how we can and how we already are reclaiming the sacredness of birth, life, death, and all the happenings in between. Here, we are reclaiming the art of storytelling. May we relate and see ourselves in each individual's unique story, and may we be reminded of our interconnectedness as sentient beings. May it be so.

  1. Jan 15

    The Compound Effect: Desires, Decrees, & Destiny with Zan Huntley

    Support & Connect with Zan! IG: @keytoolyfe https://www.instagram.com/keytoolyfe/  Bag Talk Volume 3: https://youtu.be/8kPCPbqChOk?si=SSJcW85rIutDmVWy  Listen to Zan on Season 1  https://open.spotify.com/episode/7exzMqYiFHtl6KUBp0Kl25?si=881004b518854dc0   This week I am welcoming back my dear friend Zan to the show. In this episode we talk about how our habits, practices, and energy compound over time and shape us into who we are today. Zan speaks about the power of your word and how integrating prayer and movement can exponentially increase your wellbeing. We talk about cycles that we repeat over and over again and how to have more compassion with ourselves when we somehow end up in a place or habit we swore we were done with. Zan is one of my favorite people to dive deep with. We hope you find some spirit medicine in our conversation and when you do, share it with someone you love! If you love this podcast, you can support us by leaving a rating/review wherever you listen. Peace & Love to you and yours.  ------------------ The Apothecary is hibernating for the winter, but you can connect with me here: IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands  @sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation  Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself!   -------------------- We discuss:  Herbs for liver support  Decreeing, not asking Defining wealth  Expressions of strength  Love loves loving itself  How facing fear rewires your nervous system Trust & confidence  Remembering the future  Desires & cycles  Balancing growth & acceptance  Soul contracts  Integrating physical & spiritual through Bag Talk Movement is medicine!!

    1h 33m

  2. 11/07/2025

    Reconnecting to Wisdom with Mackenzie Carmichael

    Support & Connect with Mackenzie! IG: @mack_onlife https://www.instagram.com/mack_onlife/ https://www.wombembracewellness.com/  https://ayumind.com/  Mackenzie Carmichael is an Ayurvedic practitioner living in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. In this episode, Mackenzie and I explore themes around healing, rooted in deep self-discovery, reverence, and connection. Mackenzie tells us about how she is practicing being with her inner child as an adult woman and allowing all of herself to be present all of the time. She shares some of her Ayurvedic wisdom with us as we discuss the importance of self-care and morning rituals. We share the same sentiment that being well must include the practice of attuning to and communicating with our bodies and the Earth. Enjoy the episode and don’t forget to share it with a loved one!!  ------------------ Shop Plant Medicine and check out our offerings https://www.sacred-reclamation.com/shop  Connect with us on  IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands  @sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation  Watch & Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560932344037  Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself!   -------------------- We discuss:  Being a channel  Being with her inner child as an adult Messages from the rattlesnake Her journey to Ayurveda  The elements & doshas The grandmother effect  Shame and embarrassment with her first bleed  Attuning to our cycles  How AI is going to bring us back to nature  What is wealth? Morning practices Benefits of tongue scraping -------------------- Intro Music by: Symmetry

    1h 45m

  3. 10/30/2025

    7 Years Ago I Found My Mother Dead

    This is my most vulnerable story. I chose to share it here in this way because both me and the story are ready and willing to share. Our stories are our offerings to this world and each other. Like Aisha Badru sings in her song Rooted, "Your story is your offering. You are here for a reason." Maybe someone will see themselves in a piece of my story and they'll feel less alone. Maybe you can't relate, but it sparks compassion in your heart. Or maybe it inspires you to share your story too.It is healing to tell our stories, to loosen our grasp on the hardest things we've been through, and to accept the knowing that we are not alone. It is medicine for the storyteller and the story receiver. May you find medicine in my story, and may you join me in believing in something better. Peace & Love. ------------------------------------------------------- Ways to support my work & mission at Sacred Reclamation: Shop Plant Medicine https://www.sacred-reclamation.com/shop  Connect with us on  IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands  @sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation  Watch & Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560932344037  Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself! -------------------- Intro Music by: Symmetry

    1h 3m

  4. 10/01/2025

    Pray and Move Your Feet: The Call of The Wild with Dariya Koncz

    Support & Connect with Dariya! IG: @findingpolariswc https://www.instagram.com/findingpolariswc/  @konczhealthandperformance https://www.instagram.com/konczhealthandperformance/  website: www.findingpolaris.org  https://www.youtube.com/@findingpolariswc  Today on the show, we have Dariya Koncz from Finding Polaris. Finding Polaris is a wilderness skills and rites of passage non-profit located in northern Ontario. In this episode, Dariya and I discuss the importance of living a self-directed life, experiencing rites of passage, and nurturing our connection with nature. Dariya tells us what it's actually like living off-grid, a way of life that is often over-romanticized, although she does admit it most certainly comes with romantic moments!  We talk about the simplicity found in a healthy lifestyle and how we ourselves are bodies of water. Dariya is a true gem, and this episode is so special. Enjoy and SHARE THIS WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE! ------------------ Shop Plant Medicine and check out our offerings https://www.sacred-reclamation.com/shop  Connect with us on  IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands  @sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation  Watch & Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560932344037  Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself!   -------------------- We discuss:  Dismantling the idea that we need to represent one archetype Falling in love with nature as a child Skipping graduation to hike the Pacific Crest Trail Living a self-directed life  Stripping away levels of comfort  Starting Finding Polaris  Death ceremonies  Dariya’s fire walk  Rites of passage Living off grid in a 100 sqft bunkie Be the creator, not the consumer Go pee when you have to pee  Practicing elimination communication with her daughter  Wild & sacred water  How changing the quality of your water can transform your health  findaspring.org  -------------------- Intro Music by: Symmetry

    1h 27m

  5. 09/24/2025

    Loosening Up and Unfolding into Presence with Natalie Elliott

    Support & Connect with Natalie! IG: @moonbaby_magic  https://www.instagram.com/moonbaby_magic/  https://www.moonbabymagic.com/  Podcast: Moon Baby Magic  https://open.spotify.com/show/2RSylwu6Di6tgc6cgwj4lq?si=eccf3047ac464c74  This week is a fun and lighthearted conversation with one of my besties, Natalie Elliott. Natalie was on season 1, episode 6 to share all about her reclamation story, but today we are outing ourselves as closeted control freaks (at least I am) and talking about our journeys of softening in the places we were once rigid. After years of healing, we have both finally arrived at this place where we can just enjoy being human. Things get a little crazy as we spill our secrets around eating cookies and popcorn at the movie theater, and even enjoying a soda or a beer every now and then. *GASP* Come along for an episode filled with giggles as we explore themes like devotion vs discipline, rituals vs routines, modern beauty and hygiene standards, and sooo much more. Grab some popcorn and a soda and enjoy the episode!  ------------------ Shop Plant Medicine and check out our offerings https://www.sacred-reclamation.com/shop  Connect with us on  IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands  @sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation  Watch & Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560932344037  Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself!   -------------------- We discuss:  Is your daily routine serving you? Hi men!  Balancing structure and surrender Natalie learned how to trust and let go at ecstatic dance  I’m a closeted control freak  Harvesting the fruits of life’s challenges  Being open to endless possibilities  Experiencing the fullness of life  Rigid beliefs create separation and isolation  Questioning beauty standards Smelling like a human Loosening up Exploring our creative well  -------------------- Intro Music by: Symmetry

    1h 29m

  6. 09/17/2025

    Loving Yourself Is The Solution to Every Problem That Exists

    In this episode, I share my personal journey of how I went from being depressed, unfulfilled, and unhappy, to falling in love with being alive, and how you can do the same for yourself. I talk about podcasting as a spiritual practice, the important role that people who have no clue what everyone is talking about play in society, and why we must reorient ourselves towards love and positivity and away from the ever-evolving and increasing stories of doom and horror. Listen til the end to receive a genuine, uplifting, and inspiring message from me. Spoiler: I believe in you, and you deserve to feel good about yourself and the world! I know you can do it! 3 Leave a comment & SHARE THIS EPISODE WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE!  Support & Connect with me!  https://www.sacred-reclamation.com/shop   Join the newsletter before 10/1/2025 for 15% off promo code:  https://mailchi.mp/sacred-reclamation/newsletter-sign-up  IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands  @sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation  Watch & Subscribe on Youtube @sacred.reclamation https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation ------------------ Connect with us on  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560932344037  Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself!   -------------------- I discuss:  6 deep breaths 1:36 - 3:50 Life update What I’m reading  Podcasting as a spiritual practice  When podcasting is awkward- the awkward side of podcasting  Intentional ignorance  Why is murder polarizing? Be the Light  Reorienting towards utopia and away from dystopia The external reflects the internal  Start with self love  A list of 20 things you love to do  You just have to begin  Take a different route to work Clean up your consumption Am I willing to shift? Work 1:1 with me -------------------- Intro Music by: @symmetry

    57 min

  7. 09/10/2025

    A Beacon of Light & Wisdom: Amana Be Love

    Support & Connect with Amana! https://www.amanabelove.com IG: @AmanaBeLove  https://www.instagram.com/amanabelove/ Youtube @AmanaBeLove https://www.youtube.com/@amanabelove Podcast:  The Heart of the Soul with Amana https://open.spotify.com/show/6ljFiZ4fgTqhdU9bG4DRFJ?si=c1a4d24310134a5c   Wow. This episode with Amana Be Love is a powerful one. Amana is truly a beacon of wisdom grounded by her experiences in life, death, birth, and grief. She is someone I look up to greatly and I feel so honored to have had the opportunity to interview her and hear her stories. We cover A LOT in these two hours, Amana shares her initiation and journey through motherhood, she graces us with all of her birth stories, including those stories of her babies who are not currently Earthside, and how she continues to mother them in spirit. Amana’s story is one of love, loss, death, grief, birth, rebirth, and rejoice. All the while, she continues walking this sacred spiral of life, gathering the medicine and the women along her way. What a blessing to be on the planet at the same time as this wonderful woman!  ------------------ Shop Plant Medicine and check out our offerings https://www.sacred-reclamation.com/shop  Connect with us on  IG: @syd.sands https://www.instagram.com/syd.sands  @sacred.reclamation https://www.instagram.com/sacred.reclamation  Watch & Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560932344037  Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself!   -------------------- We discuss:  How we met Meditation 2:30 - 9:44 The importance of women-only spaces Her conception & being born Being guided by spirit to share her voice How our womb time impacts us Love  What happens when we aren’t in these bodies? Death Questioning what a “lifetime” is Witnessing her first love, Bjorn, die Her initiation into Motherhood Stop saying everything happens for a reason Her beautiful homebirth stories  Choosing a family birth for her daughter’s birth Amana’s wisdom for first-time mothers The power of looking inside yourself for answers  And SO MUCH more  -------------------- Intro Music by: Symmetry

    1h 54m

  8. 09/03/2025

    The Giving and Receiving of Love with Reilly Campbell

    Support & Connect with Reilly!  www.birthasyouare.com  This week I sit down with my friend Reilly Campbell and we talk about her life path that is deeply rooted in love. Reilly is a home-maker, a nanny, and a big sister in her family and in her community in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she leads a women’s circle. Join us as we discuss what is real in today’s world, mothers and babies, the importance of community and ceremony, and so much more.   ------------------ Shop Plant Medicine and check out our offerings https://www.sacred-reclamation.com/shop  Connect with us on  IG: @syd.sands, @sacred.reclamation  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560932344037  Watch & Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sacred.reclamation  Think you’d make a great guest on the podcast? Email sydni@sacred-reclamation.com and introduce yourself!   -------------------- We discuss:  How we met Meditation 2:17-10:17  Manifesting her dream postpartum bedroom The most important work What is real? The difference between boys and men  The magic of storytelling Reclaiming life as sacred  Honoring women & mothers  The power of being seen Closing of the bones Creating beautiful spaces  How environment affects energy Setting up for a restful postpartum Healing our menstrual cycles  Reuniting with our essence  The constant shifting of womanhood  Alchemizing emotions External & internal algorithms  It's all Love  Play as a daily practice -------------------- Intro Music by: Symmetry

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Sacred Reclamation is a community of conscious creators, and the podcast is a collection and celebration of our stories. These conversations serve as medicine and guidance as we each play our unique part in weaving this collective web together. Here, we will explore how we can and how we already are reclaiming the sacredness of birth, life, death, and all the happenings in between. Here, we are reclaiming the art of storytelling. May we relate and see ourselves in each individual's unique story, and may we be reminded of our interconnectedness as sentient beings. May it be so.

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